About Us

B&C ANZ

B&C ANZ Pty Ltd was founded in April 2015. We import quality beverages from Eastern Europe and distribute them throughout Australia. All of the products we import are of the highest quality and are manufactured to cater for the Australian alcohol market. Our exclusive portfolio extends from ordinary through to world recognized premium products. The team at B&C ANZ is experienced in a wide range of fields. We all work to ensure that customers’ needs are not only met but exceeded. This is something that we pride ourselves on.

Moldova

Our main focus is on the import of wines from The Republic of Moldova, a small wine loving country situated between Ukraine and Romania in Eastern Europe. The vines in Moldova are grown in rich black chernozem soils which make up for 2% of the worlds soils. The wine history in Moldova goes back several millennia and dates back to at least 800 BC. Records state that the Greeks went on expeditions to Moldova to collect wines, a journey that would have taken months. Moldova's wine growing area is situated on the same latitude as Bordeaux, providing perfect conditions for grape growing. Rainfall and temperatures are moderate and soils are highly fertile and are ideal for the growth of grapes for the production of high quality wines.

Moldova is also home to the worlds largest underground cellar, Mileștii Mici (est. 1969) which is 80 metres deep and stretches over 200 kilometres. This limestone cellar holds close to 2 million bottles of wine and is so large you need to drive through it. Wines are held here for decades before being sold. According to Moldovan tradition, every home must consist of a guest room and a cellar for the households wine and food.

It is common for families to grow their own wine grapes and produce wine using recipes passed down through many generations. Moldova also has its own national wine holiday every year on the second Sunday in October when a festival is held in the capital, Chisinau to celebrate the country's long history of wine making.

Moldova has a population of approximately 3.5 million people with 25% of the country's workforce working in the wine industry. This has been the case for generations.

Queen Elizabeth II regularly orders the 1990 vintage of Negru de Purcari produced in Moldova. This has given Moldovan wine a reputation of being the "Queen of England's Wine". Other wine connoisseurs and lovers also hold these wines in high esteem. Renowned wine critic Jancis Robbinson (UK) was noted saying, "There is a fresh purity of fruit here that is aching to find its way to the world's wine drinkers".